Passwall Adept
Creature — Human Wizard
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #21096
Passwall Adept makes a creature unblockable for two mana — an activated ability you can use repeatedly as long as you have the mana. The effect is real, but a 1/3 body with no built-in evasion and a cost that adds up fast keeps it squarely in the "works, but you can do better" tier.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Passwall Adept earns a slot in decks that need consistent, targeted unblockable — voltron commanders stacking auras and equipment are the clearest fit, since one activation often closes the game. Outside of that niche, the two-mana-per-attack tax makes Passwall Adept worse than a one-time unblockable spell like Slip Through Space or a creature that grants the effect passively. In Pauper it's similarly situational, competing against cheaper evasion options in blue. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana 1/3 whose effect doesn't generate card or mana advantage.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Passwall Adept is deep bulk — you're not spending real money here either way. There's no reason to expect that to change; the effect is too narrow for the card to spike.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.